“Stars and Scraps” is the term Duncan used. They may go that route, but injuries/aging vets have been issues for other teams in comparable situations. But if Veach and Patrick keep doing their thing, we could potentially avoid the same issues other rosters ran into.

Damn did I have that wrong (and it’s even better than I thought):

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...tract-details/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ok, OTC has the breakdown up. Here are the cap hits <a href="https://t.co/s7SLDJ0RE1">pic.twitter.com/s7SLDJ0RE1</a></p>&mdash; ChiefBearcat (@Chief_Bearcat) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chief_Bearcat/status/1280289937405902855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jones seems pretty happy about the Mahomes extension



:)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Peep this🧐... if it don’t apply, let it fly</p>&mdash; Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/StoneColdJones/status/1280346320528715782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If Jones has any sense, he would want to stay here and win multiple championships.

I don't speak jive...(Airplane reference)...what does he actually mean by that?

True, but he does play DT. We’ve seen those guys fall apart overnight. He needs to get his money while he can. He isn’t near as marketable as a QB either.

I don’t fault him for wanting the money above all else right now. That’s how most of us are with our jobs.

5 years, $100M, $52M guaranteed

$30M signing bonus

Base/Roster-Workout Bonuses
1: $4M (guaranteed)
2: $6M (guaranteed)
3: $12M (guaranteed)
4: $18M
5: $20M (10M roster)

Throw in some incentives that would not be seen as "likely" so you can get around them (All-Pro? MVP? 15+ sacks?) and sweeten the pot a little bit. Maybe something like each year he gets 15+ sacks he gets $1.5 million (like Pat's MVP/AFC Title incentives).

That gets your cap hit this year down to $10M (saving $6 million). Gets the Chiefs to about $14M in cap room.

Option 1 (Boring): Roll that cap space over to next year to make up for the 2021 salary cap dip

Option 2 (Aggressive):
Add Jadaveon Clowney on a 1-year, $10-12M deal.

Win Super Bowl. Clowney hits FA again at age 28 coming off a SB win and likely a huge year.

Get comp pick when he signs the huge deal he wants.

Profit.

Which do you think Veach is eyeing?

Clowney has offers on the table from Cleveland, LV and Tennessee, he's holding out because he doesn't want to play for shitty teams.

He’ll play for a shitty team if they overpay for him.

Apparently Cleveland offered him way more than anyone else yet he doesn't want to play there.

The Raiders paying Clowney after drafting Ferrell and Crosby then signing Nasib would be hilarious.

Again it just seems like this was a curveball from Veach. The whole “the Chiefs and Chris Jones aren’t talking” from the media is pretty stupid. No shit they aren’t talking, bc Veach was working on the Mahomes contract.

The “Chiefs never viewed Jones as a $20 million asset” seems odd to me. Not sure why that was reported.

Actions definitely speak louder than words here and Mahomes electing to free money up for the Chiefs the next 4 years says everything about Veach’s plan.

Yeah, he's looking for the big deal... or MAYBE the short deal that improves his market in 2021.

With KC, Clowney would be able to:

1) Play DE, which maximizes his ability
2) Play on an already stacked DL, with two other pass-rushing terrors to draw attention away from him (seriously, he would face single blockers a LOT)
3) Play for a DC who is creative and will move him around to create easier pass rush opportunities where needed
4) Play for a team that is going to put up a lot of points on offense, forcing opponents to throw the ball a lot, creating pass rush opportunities

I don't know that the huge, multi-year deal Clowney wants is out there for him. If it was, I think it would have materialized by now and he would have taken it.